Cilley, who was elected to the NH House two years ago, is running in Senate District six which includes Rochester, Somersworth, Barrington, Nottingham and Madbury. She and her husband own their own business in Barrington and, until she retired to run for the NH House, she was an adjunct professor of marketing at the University of New Hampshire.

For the past two years, Edwards has been addressing the issue of poverty through his One America Committee. He has focused on helping poor working Americans through raising the minimum wage as he has traveled around the country promoting Democratic candidates at all levels of government.

The August 5 event is free and open to the public. To help with planning, the event organizers request those planning to attend to call Walter Hoerman, 332-1581 or Bonnie Winona, 659-8877.